Podcast Archives

NBAA Flight Plan is a regular podcast featuring business aviation news and information for people on the go. Each issue provides an overview of important developments affecting NBAA Members, and the Association's work to advocate for their interests. Listen to NBAA Flight Plan podcasts.

When President Obama vilified business aviation in a June 29 press conference, NBAA's instant response was echoed by companies in the Association's membership, which likewise opposed the president's denigrating remarks. For example, Wayne Estopinal, founder of The Estopinal Group (TEG) in Jeffersonville, IN, says he was livid about the president's reference to "fat cats in corporate jets." "Our company aircraft allows us to be very, very productive, and be there for our clients when they need us," he says. Estopinal says his small company, which specializes in architectural, engineering and interior design services for health care facilities, relies on a Cessna Citation CJ2 to be more efficient than would otherwise be possible. "We're a service business, and the only thing we have to offer is our time," Estopinal says. Read his full account, and listen to a podcast interview, in an NBAA Point of Impact story.

When National Public Radio took a look at President Obama's June 29 remarks denigrating business aviation for a story the radio network produced on June 30, NBAA Senior Vice President, Communications, reminded listeners that the president's remarks "smacked of cynical politics."
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NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen discusses key issues for the industry such as the No Plane No Gain campaign, TSA security programs, the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme and FAA Reauthorization.
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Bolen Reminds NPR Affiliate of Industry's Strong Record on SecurityApril 7, 2009
NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen talked this week with National Public Radio Houston affiliate KUHF 88.7 FM for the station's story on the general aviation community's frustrations with Transportation Security Administration's (TSA's) proposed Large Aircraft Security Program (LASP). In the interview, Bolen reminded local NPR listeners: "We want to do our part to harden our industry against attack. We think every industry has that responsibility and we have a long track record or reaching out to the federal government, offering ideas, taking voluntary actions. So we'd like to work in partnership with them to get this done and hopefully we'll be able to do that." Read the transcript of the interview or hear the audio.

Bolen Challenges Reason Foundation's Support for User Fees April 7, 2009
In an interview with the online news organization Aero News Network, NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen this week challenged recent claims from the Reason Foundation's Bob Poole about the business aviation community's image, and the industry's support for aviation system modernization. "Bob [Poole] is about user fees funding a commercialized, privatized air traffic control system," Bolen told Aero News. "That has been what he has been promoting for years." Hear Bolen's interview in its entirety.